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ChileChile's President Pinera says he will do everything necessary to discover why a teenager was killed during anti-government protests last week.
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GermanyThe century-old German gunboat still plying an African Lake
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Sri LankaA wave of retaliatory violence and vigilante action have taken place in Sri Lanka in response to a series of "grease devil" attacks.
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Sri LankaThe mystery intruders sparking mass panic in Sri Lanka
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IndiaSpiritualism is at the centre of many things in India, and is not just a set of beliefs and personal faith, but also a successful industry.
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Canada, 
United StatesUS President Barack Obama has warned that flooding and power cuts are still a risk as Tropical Storm Irene moves away north towards Canada.
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Venezuela, 
CubaVenezuela's President Hugo Chavez is set to undergo a third round of chemotherapy, this time in Caracas, after having a cancerous tumour removed in Cuba in June.
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IndiaThe chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir announces amnesty for those who threw stones at security forces during protests last year.
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LibyaFearful secrets inside Tripoli's 'massacre' warehouse
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LibyaLockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is in a coma at his Tripoli home in Libya, it is being reported.
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BelgiumThe president of the European Central Bank is to face questions from MEPs in Brussels about the on-going problems in the eurozone.
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United StatesPresident Obama warns flooding and power cuts are still a risk as a weakened Tropical Storm Irene heads north, away from the battered US east coast.
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IndiaA Gulf Air plane skids off the runway at Kochi airport in the southern Indian state of Kerala, injuring at least seven passengers.
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Taiwan, 
PhilippinesTorrential rains and fierce winds hit south-east Taiwan causing extensive disruption, as Tropical Storm Nanmadol roars across the island.
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Antarctica, 
New ZealandAn emperor penguin who was discovered in New Zealand thousands of miles away from Antarctica is to be returned to his native home.
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United KingdomTributes have been paid to the Northern Ireland snooker referee Len Ganley, who has died at the age of 68.
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China, 
Hong KongShares of Chinese refiner Sinopec jump at the Hong Kong stock exchange after better-than-expected first half earnings report.
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ChinaA female employee at a child-care centre in the Chinese city of Shanghai slashes young children, injuring eight, reports say.
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JapanMembers of parliament from the governing Democratic Party voted for Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as their new leader after a run-off ballot.
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United StatesThe US has begun clearing up after the impact of Tropical Storm Irene, which has killed as many as 28 people.
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NepalNepal's newly elected Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai tells the BBC he expects to break political deadlock and secure the country's peace process within six months.
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Belarus, United KingdomRoyal Bank of Scotland says it will no longer do fundraising work for the Belarus government after pressure from human rights groups.
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United KingdomBritain's reigning heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis leads the field on day three of the World Athletics Championships in Daegu.
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LibyaLockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi is close to death in a coma at his home in Tripoli, CNN reports.
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IndiaIndian campaigner Anna Hazare is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after ending a 12-day hunger strike against corruption in Delhi.
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ChinaA Chinese court jails a Tibetan monk for 11 years, saying he hid a fellow monk who set himself on fire in an apparent anti-Beijing protest.
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GreeceGreece's second and third biggest banks announce that they are to merge to help them cope with the debt crisis.
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United KingdomUK banks need to focus on lending, and should not be distracted by more regulation, says the head of the British Bankers' Association.
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NepalMaoist ideologue faces uphill task as Nepal leader
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United StatesUS prosecutor John Clint Williamson is to head of a task force investigating claims that serving leaders committed crimes, including organ-trafficking, during the 1999 Kosovo war.
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South Korea, United KingdomBritain's defending champion Jessica Ennis leads the heptathlon at halfway as Cuba's Dayron Robles is disqualified after winning 110m hurdles gold at the World Championships.
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ChinaVideo footage showing a Chinese general talking about sensitive spy cases appears on the internet, potentially embarrassing Beijing.
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United KingdomMany people believe Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi should now be left to die in peace, Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond says.
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South AfricaOne of South Africa's most wanted crime suspects is re-arrested three weeks after walking out of a court.
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LibyaLibyan rebels have been pushing forwards towards the town of Sirte
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South AfricaSouth African Oscar Pistorius' historic appearance at the World Championships has come to an end as he failed to qualify for the 400m final.
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CubaCuba's Dayron Robles is disqualified after winning the 110m hurdles at the World Championships, handing Briton Andy Turner the bronze.
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RussiaRussia delays the launch of its next manned mission to the International Space Station after an unmanned cargo vessel crashed following its launch last week.
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SpainOut-of-favour Manchester City striker Roque Santa Cruz joins Spanish side Real Betis on a season-long loan.
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United StatesUS consumer spending rebounded by 0.8% last month, driven by a rise in car sales, official figures show.
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RussiaRussian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky starts writing a column about prison life for a weekly magazine.
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Canada, United StatesLarry Page knew that adverts for unlicensed Canadian pharmacies were running in the US, says a government prosecutor.
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Iraq, 
TurkeyA campaign of air strikes by Turkey's military last week targeted Kurdish rebel bases in northern Iraq and killed up to 160 fighters, military officials say.
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AustraliaNick Bryant on the joys of four years' blogging on Australia
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MexicoMexican police arrest five suspected members of the Zetas drug gang over the deadly casino fire that killed 52 in Monterrey, the state governor says.
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PakistanPakistan's Supreme Court opens an inquiry into the political and ethnic violence which has left hundreds dead this year in the nation's financial capital, Karachi.
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EgyptSamih Sawiris, the chairman of one of Egypt's best-known companies, appeals against his conviction and two-year prison term.
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SyriaTanks and armoured vehicles surround the Syrian town of Rastan, while six people are killed in military operations elsewhere, activists say.
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GreeceEuropean Central Bank (ECB) president Jean-Claude Trichet calls for swift action from eurozone leaders to help Greece.
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Canada, United StatesDomestic drama The Help holds off competition from action movie Colombiana to retain the top spot at the US and Canada box office.
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United StatesA US Army captain is found dead after killing four people in two states and wounding two officers during the ensuing manhunt, authorities say.
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LibyaThe family of Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, have told journalists at his home in Tripoli he is close to death and falling in and out of a coma.
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JapanJapan's governing Democratic Party (DPJ) has chosen Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda as its leader.
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Japan, United StatesMaria Sharapova fights back to beat Britain's Heather Watson in the first round of the US Open after Laura Robson reaches round two when Japan's Ayumi Morita retires injured.
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SpainOne New York woman amuses an Irene-soaked New York with her twitter feed @Elbloombito, caricaturing Mayor Michael Bloomberg's effort to speak Spanish.
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LibyaTriploli resident Bassem al-Mansuri told the BBC that water and electricity shortages in Libya were "the price we have to pay for liberation".
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Libya, 
AlgeriaThe wife and three children of fugitive Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have entered Algeria, the Algerian foreign ministry says.
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Canada, United StatesThe US east coast begins to recover from Irene's wind and rain, which has killed at least 28 people, as Vermont deals with the worst flooding in a century.
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LibyaLibyan rebels say Col Muammar Gaddafi still poses a danger for Libya and for the world, as their forces head towards the fugitive leader's stronghold of Sirte.
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United StatesTiger Woods adds the Frys.com Open in October to his schedule as he bids for a place in the USA Presidents Cup team later this year.
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UgandaAt least 24 people have died after torrential rains triggered landslides in eastern Uganda, Red Cross workers say.
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ItalyThe Italian government drops plans to introduce a tax on high earners, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office says.
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United StatesAt least 83 Guatemalans may have died after being deliberately infected with STDs by US medical researchers in the 1940s, a US commission hears.
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United StatesA US federal judge blocks Alabama's strict new anti-illegal immigration law, saying she needs more time to weigh its constitutionality.
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United StatesAs the 10 year anniversary of the attacks in the US on 11 September approaches, the subject has featured in a number of pieces at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
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United StatesThe death toll from Tropical Storm Irene approaches 40, as authorities warn flooding could continue up to three more days in northern US states.
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Russia, United Kingdom, United StatesBritish teenager Heather Watson takes former champion Maria Sharapova to three sets before the Russian prevails at the US Open.
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United KingdomPolice say fewer people have been arrested at this year's Notting Hill Carnival so far than in 2010, with more than one million spectators expected to have joined the party.
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ChinaBank of America is selling about half of its stake in China Construction Bank for $8.3bn in cash, as it aims to strengthen its capital base.
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Afghanistan, Iraq, United StatesThe US government wasted $30bn (£18bn) in contracts in Afghanistan and Iraq over the last decade, a bi-partisan spending commission finds.
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ColombiaColombia's long task to identify conflict victims
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South AfricaThe youth leader of South Africa's ruling African National Congress faces disciplinary action, charged with "sowing divisions" in the party.
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